Through the principal of a Kindergarten in Guangji (close to LuoShui) that Sichuan Quake Relief is rebuilding, SQR met a little girl today who has been diagnosed with Leukemia ten days ago. Her name is Yan Daiyu and she is seven years old. Her parents brought her to Renmin Hospital in Mianzhu were she was diagnosed with leukemia. After a couple of days the Yan Daiyu had to leave the hospital, since her parents could not even afford to pay the 20.000 RMB the hospital asked for the first diagnosis and treatment.
The house the parents, grandparents and Yan Daiyu used to live in was completely destroyed during the quake, now the whole family lives in a small shed they built themselves. Both parents have lost their job and cannot afford to rebuild the house or pay for their daughter’s treatment. The father said he didn’t care about rebuilding the house he just wants his daughter to get treatment and would do anything to make that possible.
When we met the family they hadn’t properly eaten in three days and were desperate for help. Neither media nor government has been able or interested to help so far. We left the family with 3000 RMB so they could buy food, but aren’t able to fund the treatment or rebuilding. We are getting will meet with doctors from HuaXi hospital tomorrow to talk about Yan Daiyu’s situation, cost etc.
To stand an actual chance Yan Daiyu would have to start treatment in HuaXi Hospital in Chengdu as soon as possible. The total cost of this would be around 500.000 RMB.
If anybody has questions or knows any company, individual or NGO that would be interested in funding the treatment please contact us as soon as possible. Also, please forward this information and spread the news about Yan Daiyu.
[IMPORTANT NOTE: the title of this story was edited on Monday 23rd March 2009 to reflect the changing estimates of the level of funding required. As the next blog entry illustrates, it is difficult to estimate costs, and experience has shown that initial estimates can be on the low side. SQR will keep updated with the latest estimates of funding required.]
